An Investigation of the Factors Affecting College Students’ Mobile Phone Use for Non-Instructional Purposes in the Class

The purpose of this study is to investigate to what extend college students’ mobile phone use for non-instructional purposes in the class is explained by their level of nomophobia, the number of social media account, grade point average and gender. Based on predictive correlational research method, this study collected data from 423 students at the Faculty of Education in four public universities of Turkey via a questionnaire. The results of the standard multiple regression analysis showed that college students` nomophobia level, the number of social media account, grade point average and gender significantly explained 17 percent of variance in their mobile phone use for non-instructional purposes in the class. In addition, the predictors making significant contribution to college students’ mobile phone use for non-instructional purposes in the class were the level of nomophobia, gender, the number of social media account, and grade point average, from large to small respectively. In the light of these findings, this study proposed some policies for mobile phone use in the class and offered suggestions for future studies